Vectorworks Celebrates 2025 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Regional Design Winners
Eight Students Recognized for Excellence in Theater Design, Each Awarded a Vectorworks Spotlight Subscription.
COLUMBIA, Md., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc., proudly announces and congratulates the outstanding student winners of the 2025 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) regional awards. These talented individuals have demonstrated exceptional creativity and technical skills in scenic and lighting design, representing the next generation of visionaries.
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is a national program that annually engages more than 18,000 students from colleges and universities across the United States. Since its inception, KCACTF has provided over 400,000 students with opportunities to have their work critiqued, refine their dramatic skills, and earn national recognition for excellence. More than 16 million theatergoers have attended approximately 10,000 productions through the festival nationwide.
"It's an honor to celebrate the incredible talent and dedication of this year's regional design award recipients, whose work exemplifies the passion, innovation, and storytelling that continue to elevate the field of theater design," said Misti Bradford, National Chair for Design, Technology, and Management at KCACTF. "At KCACTF, we're committed to fostering an environment where student designers can grow, take creative risks, and gain access to the tools and mentorship they need to succeed. We're grateful for partners like Vectorworks who share that mission and help our students confidently step into their professional journeys."
Vectorworks continued its valued partnership with KCACTF to encourage and support students in the Design, Technology, and Management (DTM) disciplines. Each regional design award winner will receive a complimentary annual subscription of Vectorworks Spotlight, the industry-standard software for entertainment design professionals.
Winners were selected for their design quality, effectiveness, originality, innovation, and visual presentation techniques.
Congratulations to the 2025 KCACTF Vectorworks Award Recipients:
Region 1: Kylie Tinker Palaia, Eurydice, Eastern Connecticut State University
Region 2: Artemis Doyle, Time Stands Still (scenic design), SUNY Oswego
Region 3: Park Socorro, Hair (lighting design), Columbia College, Chicago
Region 4: Aaron Rudnick, Red (lighting design), Auburn University at Montgomery
Region 5: Megan Eaton, All in the Timing (lighting design), Culver-Stockton College
Region 6: Lex Morgan, Imogen Says Nothing (lighting design), Sam Houston State University
Region 7: Carlos Maricio Guiterrez, Everybody (lighting), Colorado State University
Region 8: Jami Kratz, Ada and the Engine (scenic design), Grand Canyon University
"Every year, we're inspired by the creativity and dedication of student designers whose work shapes the industry's future," said Vectorworks Senior Academic Marketing Specialist Jennifer Hart. "We're proud to support their journeys with access to professional tools and resources, and we look forward to seeing how they continue to innovate and lead in the design community."
Vectorworks remains committed to empowering students and educators by offering free educational licenses, lab software, discounted professional subscriptions through the student2PRO program, and extensive training resources through Vectorworks University.
Learn more about Vectorworks' support for the academic design community at vectorworks.net/education.
About Vectorworks, Inc. Vectorworks, Inc. is an award-winning design and BIM software provider serving the architecture, landscape architecture and design, and entertainment industries in 85 countries. Professionals worldwide are using Vectorworks on Mac and Windows to create, connect, and influence the next generation of design. Built with designers in mind since 1985, Vectorworks software offers you the freedom to follow your imagination wherever it leads you. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in the UK, Canada, Australia, and Japan, Vectorworks is a part of the Nemetschek Group. Learn how you can design without limits at vectorworks.net or follow @Vectorworks.
About KCACTF The purpose of the KCACTF presentation and response is to provide outstanding student designers and technicians with the opportunity to showcase their work at regional festivals, where they will receive valuable feedback from professionals working in the field. Awards are presented for designs and other allied crafts appraised based on quality, effectiveness, originality, innovation, and visual presentation techniques.
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